Dave Pirner Quotes

As funny as it sounds, the best thing I got out of making a solo record was to realize how much I love being in a band.

Dave Pirner

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FunnyLoveBestBandRealizeOut

All a work of art can do is present the surface. I can't know the insides of people. I know very little about the inside of myself.

John Banville

WorkArtMyselfPeoplePresentKnow

I think people are very stiff. Money makes people stiff, and we want it, and we have to pay the penalty. I never agreed with stiffness. I think people have an understanding of what their life is. I define success by being a realist and not humiliating people. I'm a revolutionary - but not in the political sense.

John Cassavetes

LifeSuccessMoneyPeopleThinkPay

Children are not in a position to assess risk and safety; it must be done for them, and it must be done carefully.

Siri Hustvedt

ChildrenSafetyDoneRiskPosition

My life has been many examples of shortsighted goals that I thought would fix things. You know, if there's something broken inside me, if there's a hole in there, I thought: If I could just write a good song someday, then I'd be OK. You know, if I could just be on stage in front of people I'd never seen before and be validated by them.

Trent Reznor

LifeGoodGoalsBrokenPeopleSong

A lot of my early career, I wrote story songs that had narratives, that had plots.

Rupert Holmes

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Mobile forced us to rethink the user experience and do something people would be able to carry out on in a couple of seconds on the mobile phone. By stripping out all the work the user used to do and putting that on the company, we were able to create a much better user experience.

Logan Green

WorkExperiencePeopleBetterPhone

As a comedian, I think you need to keep things real.

Judah Friedlander

ThinkYouNeedRealThingsKeep

There aren't many shy writers left.

Jay McInerney

ShyLeftManyWriters

We've been very patient over the years but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reset the rules for the River Murray and we're determined not to squander that opportunity.

Jay Weatherill

OpportunityRiverRulesOverPatient

I don't know what God has planned for me or you or anyone, but I do know that in darkness, you discover an indistinguishable light.

Cory Booker

GodLightDarknessMeYouKnow

I started doing theater at the age of six. I also took tap and jazz lessons. I refused to take ballet, which is one of my biggest regrets to this day.

Brandon Uranowitz

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After struggling for so long in the industry and writing so many failed songs and hearing 'no' for so long - I'm so grateful every time I hear a song that I was a part of on the radio.

Bonnie McKee

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